The all-rounder is back. The One Twenty 600 is the short travel trail bike that's ready to ride to whatever you want it to. It'll breeze down tough descents thanks to Merida’s progressive geometry and 130 mm of well-controlled travel thanks to a Marzocchi fork and RockShox shock, but it'll still eat hills and fast singletrack for breakfast. Add in the crisp shifting of a 12-speed Shimano drivetrain plus powerful 4-piston front and 2-piston rear brakes, and it's ready to take on anything.

The One Twenty is a bike that doesn't need to be shoehorned into a category. Short travel trail, downcountry - call it whatever you want, but this is a fun mountain bike for doing fun mountain bike things. Light enough to climb all day but planted on the descents - and the perfect balance everywhere else. Whether you're into flowing singletrack sessions or big mileage in the mountains, the One Twenty is Merida’s do-it-all Swiss Army Knife of a bike. The high-value, high-quality LITE aluminium frame is paired with Merida’s progressive geometry concept but tweaked it to suit a fun, short-travel machine and, thanks to the Agilometer sizing concept from their award-winning One Sixty and One Forty range, you can pick stable or agile handling independently of bike fit. The hardest part will be getting the smile off your face.